Representing animation artists, writers and technicians since 1952.

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Job-Related Skills Training

Keep your skills up to date and learn new ones!

Employer-Funded Skills Training

Our contracts require union employers to fund job-related training programs for eligible industry employees. This Training Trust Fund is controlled by Contract Services. Their obligation is to ensure that only eligible employees receive training funds and only for courses that Contract Services has pre-approved as job related.

If your employer hasn’t pre-qualified you, you can do it yourself. Even if you’re not ready to take a class!

2. Submit proof that you’ve worked under a Guild contract for at least 30 days during the past two years.

Types of acceptable proof include:

An employment verification letter from your employer or payroll company that includes your name, exact work dates, Local number (839), job classification, and Social Security number.

Copies of 8-weeks’ worth of pay stubs including actual work hours/dates (sick, vacation, holiday and travel time are not eligible), Local number (839) or code MPI code 21 or 49, and job classification. Pay stubs don’t need to be consecutive, they don’t even need to be from the same employer as long as they’re from union studios. More than one form of employment verification may be needed.

2. Choose Your Training and Use The Correct Application

A. Local 839 Provided Training – No Cost to Members

Local 839 has partnered with Eido-ed and the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art (LAAFA) to develop training programs specifically tailored for the crafts covered by our contracts.

Qualified members should register for the class they want by submitting the above-linked application to Eido. Eido will enroll you in the class you requested and forward your application form to Contract Services for approval. You must receive approval from Contract Services before the class starts.

Local 839 has partnered with Eido-ed and eight other unions to develop training programs that pertain to members of this multi-union group. More potential students means it’s less likely a class would be cancelled due to lack of interest.

Classes offered by schools and other facilities can qualify as Job-Related Skills Training, too, as long as they’re relevant to our members’ occupations. The Animation Guild applies annually to include schools and specific classes they offer that are pertinent to our members, and which are reimbursed at two-thirds the cost of the class.

839 only

Qualified members should register with the vendor and pay full price for the class making sure the desired class is on the list of approved classes. Then Submit the application form to Contract Services for approval. You must receive approval from Contract Services before the class starts. Upon completion of the course, submit the Reimbursement Request Form along with a copy of your receipt and the Certificate Of Completion that you’ll receive from the school. Allow 6 to 8 weeks for your reimbursement check.